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I would have been more specific… like who’s gonna call him on it if he says October 12 at 2:45 CST?
Do you believe higher interest rates arrived in a bubble? The reason the Fed raised the rates was due to inflation at record highs and showing no sign of retreat. The labor participation rate is also terrible not to mention fuel prices and we still have supply chain issues. The economy is a wreck. The way to start to get the country out of this cycle would be to stop spending and make it easier for oil and gas producers to get more supply on the market. Unfortunately those two things are an anathema to this administration.With interest rates going up, you'd expect a bunch of investors to find better places to park their money than the stock market, wouldn't you?
Doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the health of the economy or companies.
Since democrats controlled the Senate, and Biden conducted pro-war hearings in the intel committee, I’d say they were decisive.If the war depended only on Dem votes would it have happened?
I haven't seen a lot of celebration but I would like to see someone in the WH take some ownership and not blame everyone under the sun.
I agreed with your post up to the last paragraph.GOP admin got us 3 vaccines in 9 months that were available to the most vulnerable in mass numbers. That’s really all they needed to do. Saying they mishandled it is pure partisan insanity. Please pull head out of rear end ASAP.
Such as?there are direct lines you can draw to choices this administration made and the result.
You don’t like vaccines? Interesting. Didn’t take you as an antivaxer.I agreed with your post up to the last paragraph.
His energy polices have driven a lot of it as it touches all aspects of the economy. On top of that, continuing COVID era unemployment as we were way past the need was a huge mistake.Such as?
Lol. I'm fully vaccinated.You don’t like vaccines? Interesting. Didn’t take you as an antivaxer.
Lol. I'm fully vaccinated.
My point of contention is with what exactly you think the Trump administration did to expedite the vaccine. I would also disagree with the premise Donald Trump handled everything appropriately, as he offered the public a lot of mixed messaging throughout the pandemic response in addition to uttering absolutely absurd drivel, like it magically disappearing with warmer weather.
In terms of actual policies, I agree with you. The Democratic response wouldn't have been much different. However, in times of crises, leadership matters, and Donald Trump proved time and time again just how self-absorbed and demented he really is. And with the cult of Trump lapping up every inane utterance out of his mouth, there's no way to know for sure how mitigation efforts not being taken seriously would or would not have changed the outcome of the pandemic in the United States
Biden allowed COVID unemployment benefits to expire last September.His energy polices have driven a lot of it as it touches all aspects of the economy. On top of that, continuing COVID era unemployment as we were way past the need was a huge mistake.
Bush and Cheney should have let the weapons inspectors finish their jobs before pressing the attack. But, that would have forced them to find another reason to reach their ultimate goal, which was regime change all along.Funny how memory (doesn't) work:
"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power. We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." "
-- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
"No one has done what Saddam Hussein has done, or is thinking of doing. He is producing weapons of mass destruction, and he is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other dictators. "Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face."
--Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983."
--Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998
I applaud the President on focusing on this issue and on taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein. ... Others have talked about this threat that is posed by Saddam Hussein. Yes, he has chemical weapons, he has biological weapons, he is trying to get nuclear weapons."
-- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D. CA) Oct. 10, 2002
It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
-- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
I asked very direct questions of the top people in the CIA and people who'd served in the Clinton administration. And they said they believed that Saddam Hussein either had weapons or had the components of weapons or the ability to quickly make weapons of mass destruction. What we're worried about is an A-bomb in a Ryder truck in New York, in Washington and St. Louis. It cannot happen. We have to prevent it from happening.
-- Rep. Richard Gephardt (D, MT) Nov. 2, 2003
And as I've said numerous times I don't find fault with any of the actual policies implemented in response to COVID by the Trump administration. I also don't fault Trump for shutting down the country at the time given how little we knew about COVID then. It was the right and responsible thing to do, even if it proved in hindsight to have been done in error.Operation Warp Speed Head Says Trump Administration Responsible For 90% Of Vaccine Rollout
Biden has repeatedly claimed the Trump administration left him without a plan.www.forbes.com
Maybe this will provide you some insight. He promoted shutting the country down, then backed off when it didn’t accomplish anything. Had mobile hospitals ready to go and we never needed them. I prefer looking at actual policy rather than whatever nonsense comes out of a politician’s mouth.
Memories are truly terrible:Bush and Cheney should have let the weapons inspectors finish their jobs before pressing the attack. But, that would have forced them to find another reason to reach their ultimate goal, which was regime change all along.
LOL. What a reach.Memories are truly terrible:
The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 is a United States Congressional statement of policy stating that "It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq." It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton, and states that it is the policy of the United States to support democratic movements within Iraq. The Act was cited in October 2002 to argue for the authorization of military force against Iraq.
LOL. What a reach.LOL. What a reach.
Why didn't they do it when they first took office then? Probably would have avoided 9/11 all together then!
Well, was it not a general consensus in the Bush administration that Saddam was tied to 9/11, and they were telling the American people that that's why we had to attack Iraq?LOL. What a reach.
Explain why you think invading Iraq when Bush took office ‘would have avoided 9/11 all together’.
“In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."Well, was it not a general consensus in the Bush administration that Saddam was tied to 9/11, and they were telling the American people that that's why we had to attack Iraq?
You're deflecting away from the Bush administration for some reason? I wonder why?“In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
-- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002
I asked very direct questions of the top people in the CIA and people who'd served in the Clinton administration. And they said they believed that Saddam Hussein either had weapons or had the components of weapons or the ability to quickly make weapons of mass destruction. What we're worried about is an A-bomb in a Ryder truck in New York, in Washington and St. Louis. It cannot happen. We have to prevent it from happening.
-- Rep. Richard Gephardt (D, MT) Nov. 2, 2003
If you think that, you misperceive.You're deflecting away from the Bush administration for some reason? I wonder why?
Like I said, where did people get their info to make their decisions to support the war? It was largely from cherry picked raw intelligence that had not been vetted properly by the Bush people involved in the government at that time. They wanted war and rigged the intelligence to support it.If you think that, you misperceive.
Im simply pointing out that the Iraq war had bipartisan support, with all the Democratic luminaries making the claim that Iraq had WMD and was a threat to the U.S.
A Big Lie was born after 2003 that the Democrats had nothing to do with it, and it was all Bush and the neocons.
When I confront the people who swallow that lie with these quotes they either leave the thread, or try to deflect from them without acknowledging the Democrats made all these same arguments.
What will you do?
Why am I not surprised by this deflection?Like I said, where did people get their info to make their decisions to support the war? It was largely from cherry picked raw intelligence that had not been vetted properly by the Bush people involved in the government at that time. They wanted war and rigged the intelligence to support it.
Just in case you haven't read it, I responded just above as to where Dick Gephardt got his intelligence, and how flawed it was. Colin Powell realized that shortly after his address at the UN in the build up shortly before we went to war in Iraq. You might want to read the 2 articles I linked to if you still have any doubts.Why am I not surprised by this deflection?
Where did Dick Gephardt get his information?
I asked very direct questions of the top people in the CIA and people who'd served in the Clinton administration. And they said they believed that Saddam Hussein either had weapons or had the components of weapons or the ability to quickly make weapons of mass destruction. What we're worried about is an A-bomb in a Ryder truck in New York, in Washington and St. Louis. It cannot happen. We have to prevent it from happening.
-- Rep. Richard Gephardt (D, MT) Nov. 2, 2003
Which contradicts where Gephardt says he got his information.Just in case you haven't read it, I responded just above as to where Dick Gephardt got his intelligence,